Gheorghe Ghibănescu (29 September 1864 – 4 July 1936) was a

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n historian and philologist. Born in Gugești,

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, he attended the junior seminary in

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from 1875 to 1879, followed by the senior seminary at the Socola Monastery in

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from 1879 to 1882. After finishing his secondary education, he entered the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy at the

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, where he studied history, philosophy, philology and pedagogy. In 1885, he won a competition for a teaching post at the normal school in

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, marking the beginning of his career as teacher, historian and newspaper writer. While at Bârlad, he published two works that proved significant during his later research: ''Originile Hușilor'' ("The Origins of Huși", 1888) and ''Grafica chirilică la români'' ("The

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", 1889). In 1889, he was transferred to the Vasile Lupu Normal School in Iași, where he undertook extensive research alongside his teaching duties. He authored grammar textbooks as well as monographs on the churches of Iași and on historical personalities such as

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and

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.Colecţia „Ghibănescu Gheorghe” (1864-1936)
p.1, at the

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site In 1905, in recognition of his work, he was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent
at the Romanian Academy site He died in 1936 and was buried in Eternitatea cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghibanescu, Gheorghe 1864 births 1936 deaths People from Vaslui County Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Romanian schoolteachers 19th-century Romanian historians Romanian philologists Romanian textbook writers Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy Burials at Eternitatea cemetery 20th-century Romanian historians People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia